Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08

/ u OLiN lAlOtt N44Lu LLlG G-buu dLEliN bl
! the Republic IS given good opportunity
to increase and foster. l certailly ought
| not be the cause Of such discord in any
event or upon any pTetext. 1t seems to
me that you and the citizens Of S.. Louis
are entitled to this unreserved statement
of conditions which have constrained me
| 70 fOTegC my contemplated visit and to
! withdraw my acceptance of your invita-
ton. My presence in your city at the
/ time you have indicated can be OF but
little moment compared with the
| Importance Of the cordial
and harmonious entertainment of
| your other guests. I assure you that /
abandon my plan without the Ieast per-
SOn9l feeling, except regret constrained
thereto by sense of duty actuated by 9
| desire 70 save any embarrassment to the
people OF st. Louis or their expected
guests, and with q heart full of grateful
appreciation of the sincere and unaffected
kindness Of yOur citizens. Hoping the
encampment may be al occasion of much
usefulness, aud that It's proceedings may
Illustrate the highest patriotism Of Amer
lean cit!Zsnshif, | am yours, very sin
ceTely, GROVER CLEVELAND.
HOW ST. LOUIS FEELS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July THE Presi-
dents letter TO Mayor Frances, with
drawing his acceptance Of the invitation
of the people Of ST. L0uis to visit this
city during The Grand Army encampmen.,
has stirred up hot and diversified expires
sions OF opinion. The committee that
took the invitation to the President feel
that their labor has beerin vain &nd are
strong in their dsnuuCiatIOn of the mer
who were instrumental in the defeat of
their plsE. Their friends sre equally dis
pleased, especially so SIS tae citizens OF
st. Louis had mS&e 9 great eGJrt 10 in
Cuce the President TO make the visit. The
chagrin was so great that they wished to
organize immediately TO invite the Grand
army &c fad another place for their en-
campment, ana some prom sed very icy
reception 10 the gallant soldiers There
we're many others, however, who SsW the
wisdom Of the Presidents course, and
were well pleased tGaJ the city has been
relieved Of what promised TO be
an unpleasant affair. Many feel that the
city has been Inundated and are iudig-
nGnt about it, but agree that the grand
army euCGmpment she'll be 2 glorious sue
ceeS, and that at some other time the
President snail haze q reception in keep
ing with the high Office he holds. la re-
gard to this the citizens committee de
termined TO take immediate steps, and at
o'clock this afternoon assembled in the
Office OF Mayor Frances and discussed the
situation. twas unanimously conceded
to DC an unfortunate state of affairs end
steps were taken to have the President
invited TO come at another time
For this purpose a committee
was appointed to draw up
resolutions to be submitted to mass
meeting Of citizens that will be called to
assemble at the Merchants Exchange to-
morrow afternoon. These resolutions
will embOdy an invitation to the Pres
ldent to visit this city during the fair
week, early in October, or st some other
time that may suit his convenience, and
will promise him IN enthusiastic recep.
ton. A citizens committee will then be
TO again visit the President
and endeayor to induce him to come.
ANSWER TO THE G, 4. X. INVITATION.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July Mayor Fran
cess as chairman of the special committee
appointed in February last by the general
executive committee having in charge the
for the grand army encamp- |
ment to invite President Cleveland to |
visit this city, received the following re-
5pOGse by mail to-day:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHISGTON, July t, lcc7.
To David Il. Frances, Mayor of the city OF st I
Louis; Frank Gaiennie, President Of the /
Merchants Exchange, and John ". Noble, /
Commander OF Frank + Blair Post, No, J, /
Grand Army of the Republic, Committee
GENTLENIEN-While 1 have hitherto |
made no formal response tC your invita-
lion given February last, TO myself and /
Mrs. Cleveland to attend the National .
of the Grand army of
he Republic, to be held g. St. Louis (
from 9th to 30th of September next, l /
nave faYorsbly indicated my purpose to
accept it should l find it possible to be
absent fromWashington. The statement is
contained in your letter that the OTgani-
latiCn was never in SO hOuTishing q COudi-
Ion as now, or the membership SO large,
hat no effort is being spared by the Clti-
,eus OF ST. Louis to insure 8 well
,ome of unusual YarmtA ct this
he first enCampment of that
IJdy ever held IN o southern state, and
,Our suggestion "thst no compliment
more fitting could be bestowed upon the
-slisnt defenders Of the common country
y the chief executive of the restored
-Dion, and none would be more
..Ghly appreciated than that con-
erred by his presence ct
ime and place enlisted by feeling
nj interest. More recently the indications
AVE been that, however correctly you
expressed the prevailing sentiment in the
irsnd Army, there are members ana some
'osts Of that body entertaining different
ceilings IN respect to MY acceptance, and
haJ my acceptance of your invitation
would lead TO discOrd in the organization
s well es an intrusion CT cordialitysst the
ne coming enCampment. Without en-
erlng intOa discussion CT these OpirIJEs
nd unmoyed by any feeling, although
eeply regret the condition, can out re
mark It is my duty to refrain from con
by action to so undesirable re-
ult, Nothing can be Of greater importance
n connection with the eHcampment than
ne free and unrestrained manifestation
y its participants of that patriotic fra
ernity of feeling suggested by the seleC-
ion of the place of holding it, and which
5 at once the proof Of the complete
uCcess OF their arms and
he highest glory OF our veteran
oIdiers. 1 an constrained, therefore,
0 withhold my proposed acceptance of
our invitation. In so doing | assure
GU of my unfeigned hope and sincere
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